North Korea's weapons 'are only aimed at the US,' regime official says

Posted: Jan 09 2018 11:10AM CST

FOX NEWS - North Korea’s weapons “are only aimed” at America and its territories, a regime official menacingly revealed during Tuesday’s joint talks with South Korea — doubling down on Kim Jong Un’s frequent threats to destroy the United States.

Ri Son Gwon, the head of North Korea’s five-member delegation at the first joint talks with South Korea in two years, said the regime’s weapons aren’t pointed at South Korea, China or Russia, Reuters reported. He made no mention of Japan, which has seen at least two missiles fly dangerously close to it last year.

“North Korea’s weapons are only aimed at the United States, not our brethren, China or Russia,” Ri said, adding the regime’s nuclear program wasn’t an issue between the two Koreas.

Ri added discussing North Korea’s nuclear program will only damage ties with South Korea.

The joint talks came after Kim's New Year’s Day address in which he expressed interest in sending a delegation to the winter games, bringing a glimmer of promise for improved ties in the future. But the despot then continued his bombastic threats against the U.S., boasting about his “nuclear button” on his Pyongyang office desk that could launch a missile that would reach “the whole territory of the U.S."

Trump tweeted at Kim the next day: "Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!"

In a joint statement after the meeting at the border village of Panmunjom, North and South Korea agreed to “actively cooperate” during next month’s Pyeongchang Olympics to “enhance the prestige of the Korean people.”